BadEngineering

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[–] BadEngineering@kbin.social 96 points 9 months ago (5 children)

I really enjoyed this little tidbit "Pelham paced outside, holding a gun and yelling at police. He eventually went back inside and fired the gun several times. For their own safety, police left the property that night, and let Pelham sleep off his drinking." He shoots at police and they "let him sleep it off", any POC would be dead as a doornail if they so much as thought of the word gun in the presence of cops. But a white male insurrectionist can just sleep it off. This country is truly fucked.

[–] BadEngineering@kbin.social 20 points 11 months ago (1 children)

NASAs budget in 2021 was $25b, but their economic output was $71.2b. NASA actually puts more into the economy than it takes to run. Between providing nearly 340,000 jobs and leasing patents on materials and technology developed in house, NASA more than pays their own way. Not to mention all the advancements in material science, medical technology, and engineering that they provide. NASA is well worth the investment we put into it, and IMO deserves much more.

[–] BadEngineering@kbin.social 14 points 11 months ago (10 children)

I was just recently diagnosed with ADHD at 34 years old, and medication has had a huge impact on my whole life. While it has increased productivity while at my job, I've also been able to complete more personal projects in my free time. A properly working executive function is extremely important in all aspects of life. I'd continue to medicate even if I was living in a Startrek esque socialist utopia. I agree that ADHD can often be over diagnosed, but for those of us who are correctly diagnosed, treatment is lifechanging.

[–] BadEngineering@kbin.social 22 points 11 months ago (5 children)

About time Ford is held accountable for their dogshit engines, although investigations should have started in the early 2000s. The Ford triton v8s of the late 90s and 00s were prone to blowing sparkplugs out of their cylinder heads (taking all the threads with them) so often that parts stores advertised the repair kits prominently. Ford never recalled a single engine for the problem and faced no repercussions.

[–] BadEngineering@kbin.social 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

It would allow engineers to create glass panes for windows that not just darken on demand, but selectively filter certain wave lengths of light. The windows could filter out infrared light while allowing visible light through, which would keep buildings cooler without eliminating natural light. The compound, tungsten oxide hydrate, can can selectively absorb different wave lengths of light depending on the current and amount of lithium ions applied to the material.

[–] BadEngineering@kbin.social 18 points 11 months ago (6 children)

Having a fan blow into your face really helps too. I cant play more than 10 or 15 minutes without one, but with I'm fine for hours.

[–] BadEngineering@kbin.social 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

And the distinction between those two is???? A religion is merely a cult that has gathered enough followers to go mainstream.

[–] BadEngineering@kbin.social 14 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

That's the cool part about chemistry, when used in this synthesis the dichloromethane becomes a whole new (presumably safe, but we'll see what further testing turns up) molecule. Sodium is explosive and Chlorine is highly corrosive, but combine them and you get regular old table salt. Just because a reagent is dangerous doesn't mean the products it creates will be.

Edit: I just did a little research and it looks like 3,3′-Diindolylmethane (DIM) is safe for human consumption. It's already sold as a dietary supplement. It's marketed to help with metabolism of estrogens but we all know how "trustworthy" the dietary supplement market is.

[–] BadEngineering@kbin.social 14 points 1 year ago (9 children)

Or sink the damn yacht.

[–] BadEngineering@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

The only thing that wants anything to do with Canada Gooses.... is Canada Mooses

[–] BadEngineering@kbin.social 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

This is really exciting news, The severe lack of viable transplant organs has been a serious hinderance to the medical profession. If the process can be perfected this has the potential to save millions of lives.

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